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backs down the field often, and they were al- most always up for the challenge. Trojans redshirt fresh- man quarterback Max Wittek heaved a deep pass to wide receiver Marqise Lee on his sec- ond attempt of the game. Lee came open briefly in the end zone, but couldn't hang on to the pass. Wittek started the Rushing Redd McNeal Lee Team Wittek Total Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Lg. Wittek Team Total 27 118 23 95 3.5 0 24 23 14 60.9 2 186 1 38 0 0 0 15 -15 -3.8 0 3 0 1 4 38 4.2 0 -1 -1.0 0 -4 -4.0 0 Vainuku Grimble Total Receiving Woods Lee 24 14 58.3 2 186 1 53 No. Yds. TD Lg. 1 Punt Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. Woods Total 14 186 1 2 7 5 1 1 Total Kick Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. Lee 4 2 4 98 98 0 0 3 45.0 56 0 0 2 1 43 43 Punting No. Avg. Lg. Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Negrete Total 3 45.0 56 0 0 2 1 2 2 92 75 10 9 4 4 0 0 53 4 4 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 53 10 9 53 0 24 12 0 0 0 next drive with another deep pass to Lee and drew a pass interference call on freshman corner- back KeiVarae Russell, one of the few long ball victories of the night for the Trojans. Russell made up for it by intercepting the next attempt late in the first half. Notre Dame held Lee to five catches for 75 yards, both well be- No. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Lg. 12 80 9 1 1 4 USC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 77 6.4 0 low his season aver- ages. Fifty-three of those yards came on the one deep completion late in the fourth quarter. "They had some plays on us tonight, but we limited that, and I think the corners did a great job tonight," senior safety Zeke Motta said. "We really showed the nation that we deserve to be in this spot." ✦ Field Goals Made Att. Heidari Total 2 2 2 2 Vehikite Simmons Tavai Uko Sarao Brown Burnett Horton Lee McDonald Starling Williams Shaw Bailey Breslin Robey Team 5 5 10 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 4 6 10 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 5 3 5 4 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 10 13 0-0 2 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 0 0 2 0-0 2 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Interceptions No. Yds. TD Lg. None 4 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 0 0 4 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 3-6 2 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 8 0.5-1 0-0 1 0 0 5 0-0 4 0-0 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Lg. Blk. 39 39 0 0 Defense Tck. Ast. Tot. TFL Yds. PD FF FR Pullard Dawson Sack-